Atlanta Journal-Constitution19h
Georgia health plan would not cover gender-affirming care under bill that clears Senate
The Senate approved a bill that would ban the state health insurance program and Medicaid from covering some medical care for transgender people.
Mother Jones1d
I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Georgia’s Medicaid Restrictions Will Kill Me.
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wuga1d
Medicaid expansion for more low-income Georgians staring to draw support
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw support among what for years has been unified Republican opposition.
The Charlotte Post2d
Medicaid work demands likely to be a Republican priority
With President Donald Trump back in power, a Republican-led push for work requirements for Medicaid is gaining momentum.
Rome News-Tribune3d
Push for Medicaid Expansion Faces Hurdles in Georgia
A bipartisan bill in Georgia seeks Medicaid expansion, but GOP support remains limited. Advocates argue it could aid 200K+ ...
The Current3d
Medicaid expansion in Georgia draws interest from long-opposed Republicans
Advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia are encouraged by the bipartisan introduction of Senate Bill 50, which would ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press4d
Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
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Modern Healthcare4d
Southern states are funding rural health, yet rejecting Medicaid
States are investing in rural health, but most Southern states have long rejected federal Medicaid funds. That’s unlikely to ...
The Valdosta Daily Times4d
Medicaid expansion in Georgia drawing interest from long-opposed Republicans
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw ...
Biden Rule Cleared Hurdles to Lifesaving HIV Drug, but Barriers Remain in Georgia
A new rule requires insurers to improve coverage of PrEP, which can prevent HIV, but Georgians face challenges getting the ...
Elon Musk's DOGE agency gains access to Medicare, Medicaid payments
Representatives of Elon Musk's new federal agency have access to payments and contracting information from the Centers for ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities7d
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Put 36 Million People at Risk of Losing Health Coverage
and a federal court halted the program soon thereafter. [11] Georgia, one of ten states that has not adopted the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion, is the latest state to apply Medicaid ...